The seventh medical team from China has arrived on the island to assist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The medical team comprises 13 persons. They were welcomed by a Barbados delegation led by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael, and China’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yan Xiusheng. Mr. Ishmael thanked the Chinese Ambassador for providing expertise in supporting health and wellness in Barbados. (Photo: J. Bishop/BGIS)

A National Survey on Literacy is to be conducted by the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. It will be undertaken during the months of October and November. The purpose of the survey is to assess literacy skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and to gather opinions on attitudes towards literacy and how literacy impacts personal, workplace, and professional development. The survey will be conducted across all parishes, and households will be randomly selected to participate. Participation is voluntary, and all information collected will remain confidential. The input of the public will contribute to an important national effort, aimed at improving literacy education for all Barbadians.

The Barbados Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (District ‘A’) arrested and formally charged a teenager for a recent murder. He is 19-year-old Shem Jarad Mullin of Denton Road, Grazettes, St Michael, who was charged with the murder of Michael Hutson on September 18, 2024. Mullin appeared before Magistrate Alison Burke of the District ‘A’ Traffic Court today, Tuesday, September 24, 2024, and has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). He is scheduled to reappear on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court.